This link was published on 20 April 2016

"Zero deforestation” champion creates new risks for Indonesia’s forests and carbon-rich peatlands with mega-scale pulp mill

A recent study released by 12 international and Indonesian NGOs reveal that Asia Pulp &Paper (APP) is building one of the world’s largest pulp mills without a sustainable wood supply in South Sumatra. This analysis indicates that the current planted area owned by APP is insufficient in supporting this new mill as well as the 2 existing mills. This report suggests that APP may fail to meet its ‘zero deforestation commitments’ made in 2013 which included ‘100% sustainable plantation wood for pulp’.

  • Rainforest Action Network
  • Indonesia
  • Peatland
  • Forests
  • Asia Pulp & Paper
  • sustainable plantations
  • Zero Deforestation
  • South Sumatra
  • wood for pulp